Updates on life in Japan

Day 472 Gambling with the world

Might make it short today. Just got back home. There was a party at work – someone is retiring. They offered the usual catered dishes, sushi, beef, etc. I stuck to the veggies and fruit and felt ever so sad. I love sushi. Can I ever trust it again? Oh, come on. Don’t tell me the question of “Is this okay for me to eat?” hasn’t crossed your mind since 3.11.

Such is life in 1PF (1 year post Fukushima).

Today’s lead video:

Researchers caution restart of Oi nuclear power plant because it sits atop and active earthquake fault

大飯原発直下に活断層の可能性：F-6断層：渡辺満久

in Japanese, but you can get the gist from the visuals.

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From EX-SKF:

KEPCO Can’t Find Photos of Fault at Ooi Nuclear Power Plant, But NISA Says No Problem

We are supposed to take their word for it that it’s not active and that the plant is is safe.

It has been pointed out by researchers that the crushed zone at the Ooi Nuclear Power Plant may cause the slippage of the ground surface when the active faults move. The plant is currently being prepared for the restart in Ooi-cho in Fukui Prefecture. The Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency disclosed on June 25 that the photographs of the crushed zone that the agency had asked KEPCO to submit weren’t submitted.

Hiroaki Koide, assistant professor at the Kyoto University Research Reactor Institute: Tepco says the [No. 4] fuel pool can withstand the next big earthquake, but I cant believe this. That’s why I’m so worried.